California Lemon Law | Krohn & Moss

Описание: If you believe that you have purchased a lemon in the State of California, please contact Krohn & Moss, Ltd. Consumer Law Center® for assistance. With decades of experience, and over 40,000 lemon law cases handled successfully, we can help you! Reach out to our lemon law attorneys in the State of California for a free case evaluation at 1-866-388-8290!

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Jennifer Basola:
Hello. My name is Jennifer Basola. I am one of the senior attorneys for Krohn & Moss. For the lemon law in California, you have to have a new or used vehicle that is still under the manufacturer's warranty, so either a new vehicle or used vehicle that's still under, that's still covered by the manufacturer's warranty. And the lemon law applies to vehicles that have had to be taken to the dealership for repeat repairs, or that has been at the dealership for repair more than 30 days.

Jennifer Basola:
In California, you can determine if your vehicle is a lemon if it's been in at least two times for the same problem, or if it's been in one time and it's been at the dealership more than 30 days. If you feel that your vehicle is a lemon, you should gather all of your repair records, and if you do not have those, you can request copies of those from your servicing dealership. Gather up all of the repair records and your purchase contract, and contact Krohn & Moss.

Jennifer Basola:
In the state of California, if your vehicle is determined to be a lemon, you are entitled to a refund of your money minus a deduction for mileage from the mileage at the first repair, and the manufacturer also pays off your loan, and you return the vehicle to the manufacturer. Or in the alternative, you're entitled to a replacement vehicle. You just get a new vehicle in place of your current vehicle, and there's also the possibility of cash compensation where you keep your vehicle. In all of those instances, the manufacturer's required to pay the attorney's fees as well.

Jennifer Basola:
In the state of California, you have four years from the date the vehicle is determined to be defective in order to file a claim. The date the vehicle is determined to be defective is determined on a case by case basis, but usually it's from the time of the second repair, so four years from approximately the date of the second repair. It's one of the most consumer-friendly lemon laws. It applies to new or used vehicles, leased vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, the chassis portion of recreational vehicles, and you have a long period of time in order to file a claim. If you've had your vehicle in for at least two repair attempts for the same problem, most of the time you will qualify, and the vehicle is presumed to be defective if you've had at least four repairs in the first 18 months, or 18,000 miles of ownership, or if the vehicle has been at the dealership for repair more than 30 days during the first 18 months or 18,000 miles of ownership.

Jennifer Basola:
If you feel you've purchased a lemon vehicle in the state of California, please contact us at Krohn & Moss. Thank you.